Goodricke Group to donate Rs. 1 Crore to school building

The Goodricke Group will plough in around Rs 1 crore to gift a new building to its school for challenged children.

Goodricke School of Special Education, set up at 2nd Mile, Siliguri, is expected to start functioning from April. “We are already running the school out of a rented place,” said K.S. David, the managing director of the company. Once a child is enrolled on the school, the institution takes cares of his/her financial burden.

The present school is already a huge success among spastic children who otherwise find it difficult to relate to regular education programme. “They need special attention and we have six units catering to the 70-odd children with different disabilities,” said Sushma Nair, the principal.

Depending on the improvement of their mental growth, the students graduate to different levels — from play-group to the vocation unit.

“They can also get training in vocational courses like candle making, card designing and fabric painting,” said Nair. The school also has home-management programmes, including workshops and counselling sessions for parents. “For these special children, parents are the best teachers,” Nair added.

Many of the students have started working in “sheltered” environments like workshops while some have even started their own business.

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